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[3.6] bpo-43285 Make ftplib not trust the PASV response. (GH-24838) (GH-24881) by miss-islington · Pull Request #24882 · python/cpython

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bpo-43285: Make ftplib not trust the PASV response.

The IPv4 address value returned from the server in response to the PASV command
should not be trusted.  This prevents a malicious FTP server from using the
response to probe IPv4 address and port combinations on the client network.

Instead of using the returned address, we use the IP address we're
already connected to.  This is the strategy other ftp clients adopted,
and matches the only strategy available for the modern IPv6 EPSV command
where the server response must return a port number and nothing else.

For the rare user who _wants_ this ugly behavior, set a `trust_server_pasv_ipv4_address`
attribute on your `ftplib.FTP` instance to True..
(cherry picked from commit 0ab152c)

Co-authored-by: Gregory P. Smith <greg@krypto.org>
(cherry picked from commit 664d1d1)

Co-authored-by: Gregory P. Smith <greg@krypto.org>

@gpshead gpshead changed the title [3.6] [3.8] bpo-43285 Make ftplib not trust the PASV response. (GH-24838) (GH-24881) [3.6] bpo-43285 Make ftplib not trust the PASV response. (GH-24838) (GH-24881)

Mar 15, 2021

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The IPv4 address value returned from the server in response to the PASV command
should not be trusted.  This prevents a malicious FTP server from using the
response to probe IPv4 address and port combinations on the client network.

Instead of using the returned address, we use the IP address we're
already connected to.  This is the strategy other ftp clients adopted,
and matches the only strategy available for the modern IPv6 EPSV command
where the server response must return a port number and nothing else.

For the rare user who _wants_ this ugly behavior, set a `trust_server_pasv_ipv4_address`
attribute on your `ftplib.FTP` instance to True..
(cherry picked from commit 0ab152c)

Co-authored-by: Gregory P. Smith <greg@krypto.org>
(cherry picked from commit 664d1d1)

Rebased for Python 2.7 by Michał Górny <mgorny@gentoo.org>

rickprice added a commit to ActiveState/cpython that referenced this pull request

Feb 8, 2024
[3.6] bpo-43285 Make ftplib not trust the PASV response. (pythonGH-24838) (G…

…H-24881) (pythonGH-24882)

The IPv4 address value returned from the server in response to the PASV command
should not be trusted.  This prevents a malicious FTP server from using the
response to probe IPv4 address and port combinations on the client network.

Instead of using the returned address, we use the IP address we're
already connected to.  This is the strategy other ftp clients adopted,
and matches the only strategy available for the modern IPv6 EPSV command
where the server response must return a port number and nothing else.

For the rare user who _wants_ this ugly behavior, set a `trust_server_pasv_ipv4_address`
attribute on your `ftplib.FTP` instance to True..
(cherry picked from commit 0ab152c)

Co-authored-by: Gregory P. Smith <greg@krypto.org>
(cherry picked from commit 664d1d1)

rickprice added a commit to ActiveState/cpython that referenced this pull request

Feb 8, 2024
[3.6] bpo-43285 Make ftplib not trust the PASV response. (pythonGH-24838) (G…

…H-24881) (pythonGH-24882)

The IPv4 address value returned from the server in response to the PASV command
should not be trusted.  This prevents a malicious FTP server from using the
response to probe IPv4 address and port combinations on the client network.

Instead of using the returned address, we use the IP address we're
already connected to.  This is the strategy other ftp clients adopted,
and matches the only strategy available for the modern IPv6 EPSV command
where the server response must return a port number and nothing else.

For the rare user who _wants_ this ugly behavior, set a `trust_server_pasv_ipv4_address`
attribute on your `ftplib.FTP` instance to True..
(cherry picked from commit 0ab152c)

Co-authored-by: Gregory P. Smith <greg@krypto.org>
(cherry picked from commit 664d1d1)

rickprice added a commit to ActiveState/cpython that referenced this pull request

Feb 13, 2024
[3.6] bpo-43285 Make ftplib not trust the PASV response. (pythonGH-24838) (G…

…H-24881) (pythonGH-24882)

The IPv4 address value returned from the server in response to the PASV command
should not be trusted.  This prevents a malicious FTP server from using the
response to probe IPv4 address and port combinations on the client network.

Instead of using the returned address, we use the IP address we're
already connected to.  This is the strategy other ftp clients adopted,
and matches the only strategy available for the modern IPv6 EPSV command
where the server response must return a port number and nothing else.

For the rare user who _wants_ this ugly behavior, set a `trust_server_pasv_ipv4_address`
attribute on your `ftplib.FTP` instance to True..
(cherry picked from commit 0ab152c)

Co-authored-by: Gregory P. Smith <greg@krypto.org>
(cherry picked from commit 664d1d1)

rickprice added a commit to ActiveState/cpython that referenced this pull request

Feb 13, 2024
[3.6] bpo-43285 Make ftplib not trust the PASV response. (pythonGH-24838) (G…

…H-24881) (pythonGH-24882)

The IPv4 address value returned from the server in response to the PASV command
should not be trusted.  This prevents a malicious FTP server from using the
response to probe IPv4 address and port combinations on the client network.

Instead of using the returned address, we use the IP address we're
already connected to.  This is the strategy other ftp clients adopted,
and matches the only strategy available for the modern IPv6 EPSV command
where the server response must return a port number and nothing else.

For the rare user who _wants_ this ugly behavior, set a `trust_server_pasv_ipv4_address`
attribute on your `ftplib.FTP` instance to True..
(cherry picked from commit 0ab152c)

Co-authored-by: Gregory P. Smith <greg@krypto.org>
(cherry picked from commit 664d1d1)

rickprice added a commit to ActiveState/cpython that referenced this pull request

Jun 26, 2024
[3.6] bpo-43285 Make ftplib not trust the PASV response. (pythonGH-24838) (G…

…H-24881) (pythonGH-24882)

The IPv4 address value returned from the server in response to the PASV command
should not be trusted.  This prevents a malicious FTP server from using the
response to probe IPv4 address and port combinations on the client network.

Instead of using the returned address, we use the IP address we're
already connected to.  This is the strategy other ftp clients adopted,
and matches the only strategy available for the modern IPv6 EPSV command
where the server response must return a port number and nothing else.

For the rare user who _wants_ this ugly behavior, set a `trust_server_pasv_ipv4_address`
attribute on your `ftplib.FTP` instance to True..
(cherry picked from commit 0ab152c)

Co-authored-by: Gregory P. Smith <greg@krypto.org>
(cherry picked from commit 664d1d1)

icanhasmath pushed a commit to ActiveState/cpython that referenced this pull request

Jul 30, 2024
[3.6] bpo-43285 Make ftplib not trust the PASV response. (pythonGH-24838) (G…

…H-24881) (pythonGH-24882)

The IPv4 address value returned from the server in response to the PASV command
should not be trusted.  This prevents a malicious FTP server from using the
response to probe IPv4 address and port combinations on the client network.

Instead of using the returned address, we use the IP address we're
already connected to.  This is the strategy other ftp clients adopted,
and matches the only strategy available for the modern IPv6 EPSV command
where the server response must return a port number and nothing else.

For the rare user who _wants_ this ugly behavior, set a `trust_server_pasv_ipv4_address`
attribute on your `ftplib.FTP` instance to True..
(cherry picked from commit 0ab152c)

Co-authored-by: Gregory P. Smith <greg@krypto.org>
(cherry picked from commit 664d1d1)

icanhasmath pushed a commit to ActiveState/cpython that referenced this pull request

Jul 30, 2024
[3.6] bpo-43285 Make ftplib not trust the PASV response. (pythonGH-24838) (G…

…H-24881) (pythonGH-24882)

The IPv4 address value returned from the server in response to the PASV command
should not be trusted.  This prevents a malicious FTP server from using the
response to probe IPv4 address and port combinations on the client network.

Instead of using the returned address, we use the IP address we're
already connected to.  This is the strategy other ftp clients adopted,
and matches the only strategy available for the modern IPv6 EPSV command
where the server response must return a port number and nothing else.

For the rare user who _wants_ this ugly behavior, set a `trust_server_pasv_ipv4_address`
attribute on your `ftplib.FTP` instance to True..
(cherry picked from commit 0ab152c)

Co-authored-by: Gregory P. Smith <greg@krypto.org>
(cherry picked from commit 664d1d1)